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| dis·tinct [ di stíngkt ] |
adjective |
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1. clearly different: clearly different and separate from others
  The word has two distinct senses.
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2. apparent to senses: easy to hear, see, smell, or understand
I have a very distinct memory of that day.
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3. certain: definite or undeniable
I had the distinct impression they'd been arguing.
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4. noticeable: strong enough, large enough, or definite enough to be noticed
There's a distinct smell of gasoline in the car.
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5. emphatic: very great in degree, e.g. as an honor felt or experienced
a distinct privilege
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| [14th century. Directly or via French< Latin distinctus, past participle of distinguere "to separate" (see distinguish)] |
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| dis·tinct·ly adverb |
| dis·tinct·ness noun |
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